Institute

Population: 690
Median household income: $47,625
Median home value: $93,000

Institute, a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, has 690 residents. Its median household income of $47,625 runs below the Kanawha County figure of $58,887.

From 2020 to 2023, Institute's population grew 57.2% from 439 to 690, while its median home value fell 40.4% from $156,000 to $93,000.

48.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 690
Median age: 23.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,625
Median home value: $93,000
Median gross rent: $988
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

439690

Median household income

$44,485$47,625

Median home value

$156,000$93,000

Median gross rent

$951$988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	439	$44,485	$156,000	$951
2021	529	$42,716	$91,500	$1,023
2022	582	$45,625	$95,700	$950
2023	690	$47,625	$93,000	$988

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2435.1%

25 to 341.6%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 644.3%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	8.1%
5 to 17	95	13.8%
18 to 24	242	35.1%
25 to 34	11	1.6%
35 to 44	41	5.9%
45 to 54	31	4.5%
55 to 64	30	4.3%
65 to 74	116	16.8%
75 and over	68	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	310	44.9%
Black or African American	329	47.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's13.1%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	123	41.4%
Some college or associate's	39	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	95	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	40	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone46.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit28.0%

Walked15.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135	46.1%
Carpooled	19	6.5%
Public transit	82	28.0%
Walked	46	15.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.7%
Other means	9	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	51.2%
15 to 29 min	124	42.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	14	4.8%
60+ min	4	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 7.5% (39 of 523)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	47.6%
Nonfamily households	110	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	210	84.3%
Vacant	39	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	163	77.6%
Renter-occupied	47	22.4%

1-unit, detached48.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	48.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	105	42.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5440156
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3795, -81.7656